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Welcome to the first of a few entries to start off the year for those of you who have been reading along and especially for those of you who haven't (so far). 2014 at my DAYS blog have seen a very exciting year (hopefully more exciting than on TV anyway), filled with intrigue and excitement.
This first entry for 2014 will be going over one of the central stories I've been working on for 2014, and will continue well into the new year. The saga of Titan and it's big oil partner, EnerNext.

EPISODE 58
Written by A. Washington-Beeby
Story Consultants: ML Cooks & C. Nathaniel Richardson
Nick steps off the elevator at the MadWorld offices at Titan. Making his way over to one of the offices, he knocks gently on the door.
A voice from inside calls out.
SHERYL: Come in.
Nick sees himself in, and Sheryl, sitting at her desk, working on her laptop, looks up. Realizing who it is, is displeased at seeing him.
SHERYL: Not the time.
NICK: Oh, come on!

EPISODE 57
Written by A. Washington-Beeby
Story Consultants: ML Cooks & C. Nathaniel Richardson
Will walks into Club TBD, wearing his best (and only) suit. He looks around the room before spotting Tyler in the corner of the room. Tyler looks up from the drink menu and flags Will down. Will acknowledges Tyler, then heads his way. Before sitting down, the two shake hands firmly.
WILL: Mr. Houston is it?
TYLER: Indeed it is. How are you doing, Will?
WILL: I...umm...I'm...

EPISODE 56
Written by A. Washington-Beeby
Story Consultants: ML Cooks & C. Nathaniel Richardson
Outside Aiden Jennings' office, John Black makes his way down the hallway. Stopping to check the unit number, he sighs deeply as he steps in. The secretary looks up, smiling at John as he steps in.
SECRETARY: Good morning, what can I do for you?
JOHN: I've, uh...got an appointment with Mr. Jennings for 10am. It's John Black.
SECRETARY: Just a moment, Mr. Black, I'll let him

EPISODE 55
Written by A. Washington-Beeby
Story Consultants: ML Cooks & C. Nathaniel Richardson
Anne storms into the airport waiting room, hankderchief tied over her head and sunglasses on to obscure her identity. She wheels her suitcase up to the front desk at the gate, where the flight attendant is typing away at her computer.
ANNE: Excuse me. How long until we board?
The flight attendant barely looks up from her computer, trying to hold in her exasperation.

EPISODE 54
Written by A. Washington-Beeby
Story Consultants: ML Cooks & C. Nathaniel Richardson
John tosses and turns in his bed at the Salem Inn. Unable to fall asleep, he looks up at the ceiling, thinking about Brady, and the opportunity he's lost to try to win his son back. He sighs heavily.
JOHN: I gotta take a long walk. Clear my mind.
John pulls back the covers and jumps out of bed. Getting dressed, he checks his back pocket of his pants for his wallet. As he p

EPISODE 53
Written by A. Washington-Beeby
Story Consultants: ML Cooks & C. Nathaniel Richardson
Nicole, at the Brady Pub with Eric looks at Caroline, surprised to simply hear that Caroline agrees with her regarding Brady's just-rechristened 'memorial service'.
NICOLE: You agree with that?
CAROLINE: Well, of course I do! A good idea is a good idea, regardless of what I think of the source.
Nicole rolls her eyes at Caroline's dig.
NICOLE: Well, then I guess you're

EPISODE 52
Written by A. Washington-Beeby
Story Consultants: ML Cooks & C. Nathaniel Richardson
At the Brady Pub, Eric sits down with photo albums, rifling through them. Caroline spots him and walks over, a pot of coffee in hand.
CAROLINE: What's all this for?
Eric looks up, as though snapped out of a dream.
ERIC: Oh, well...you did hear about Brady and Theresa's accident, right?
Caroline sighs heavily, a saddened look crosses her face.
CAROLINE: I did

EPISODE 51
Written by A. Washington-Beeby
Story Consultants: ML Cooks & C. Nathaniel Richardson
Gabi guides a drunk Nick through the door to the loft. They stumble in, with Nick's arm around her shoulder, though Gabi's the one lifting his wobbly body down to the living room.
Once they reach the sofa, Gabi flops Nick down on it, nearly falling on top of him in the process. After an awkward moment, which surely could be taken for sexual tension, Nick looks at Gabi and asks her

EPISODE 50
Written by A. Washington-Beeby
Story Consultants: ML Cooks & C. Nathaniel Richardson
Gabi sips awkwardly on a glass of wine as she sits across the table from Nick at Club TBD. Nick can sense the tension, and breaks the silence.
NICK: So....are Will and Sonny looking after Ari tonight?
Gabi smiles and puts her glass of wine down, stopping herself from choking on her wine as she tries to speak.
GABI: Mm! Yeah...sorry, yeah, Will and Sonny are at home tonig

EPISODE 47
Written by A. Washington-Beeby
Story Consultants: ML Cooks & C. Nathaniel Richardson
Billie sits at her desk at MadWorld, when a call comes in for her. After a second, Billie picks up.
BILLIE (into phone): Yes, Paul? Excellent, send him in.
A moment later, Paul, her secretary, ushers Roman Brady into her office. A smile is on his face.
ROMAN: Billie! I got some news for you. And I think you will be really happy with the results.
Billie smiles widely

EPISODE 46
Written by A. Washington-Beeby
Story Consultants: ML Cooks & C. Nathaniel Richardson
Abigail steps into the Horton living room, feeling groggy from the previous night's sleep. She looks in the mirror, studying the bags under her eyes, and thinks back to her tryst with EJ.
She snaps herself out of it as Jenn walks in.
JENNIFER: Hey, Honey. You heading for work soon?
ABBY: Uh...yeah. Soon.
Jenn's a bit concerned by Abby's drowsiness. She walks over to her, as

EPISODE 45
Written by A. Washington-Beeby
Story Consultants: ML Cooks & C. Nathaniel Richardson
Sami steps off the elevator at University Hospital, and grabs her cell phone, she makes a quick call to her secretary at Countess W.
SAMI: (into phone) Yes, Jessica? It's Sami. Look, if you can cancel my appointments for the morning, I'll be in an important meeting...Thanks. I'll let you know when I'm heading back. Bye.
Sami hangs up as she approaches Dr. Laura Horton's door.

EPISODE 44
Written by A. Washington-Beeby
Story Consultants: ML Cooks & C. Nathaniel Richardson
Eric stands in Nicole's hotel room, studying the newspaper she just handed him. Eric is in disbelief at the headline.
TITAN'S BRADY BLACK DRUG SCANDAL
Nicole hesitates to reach out for Eric, looking at the pained expression on Eric's face. She finally steps to his side, putting her hands on Eric's shoulders.
ERIC: This is all my fault.
NICOLE: What?! No! How c

EPISODE 43
Written by A. Washington-Beeby
Story Consultants: ML Cooks & C. Nathaniel Richardson
The morning edition of the Salem Spectator falls in front of Nicole's door at the hotel. Shortly thereafter, Nicole opens the door and picks it up, while clutching her morning coffee.
Upon opening the rolled-up paper and seeing the headline, she drops her mug.
The headline:
TITAN'S BRADY BLACK DRUG SCANDAL
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Brady's alarm goes off to the sound of the ra

DAYS OF OUR LIVES Ep. 42
Written by A. Washington-Beeby
Story Consultants: ML Cooks & C. Nathaniel Richardson
Theresa steps onto the elevator at her building, having just paid the cabbie that drove her back to Salem with Brady's credit card. She's still somewhat intoxicated, very tired, and looks disheveled. She presses the button up to her floor and leans back against the back wall of the elevator car.
She closes her eyes, thinking back to the night's events.
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DAYS OF OUR LIVES Ep. 41
Written by A. Washington-Beeby
Story Consultants: ML Cooks & C. Nathaniel Richardson
Stefano walks over to EJ, putting a hand on his shoulder. A self-satisfied smile is across his face, as he revels in his son's misfortune.
STEFANO: Our trusty staff have informed me of your troubles with your beloved Samantha.
EJ: I do not want to discuss this with you, Father.
EJ walks away, pushing Stefano's hand off his shoulder as he breaks away, heading f

DAYS OF OUR LIVES Ep. 40
Written by A. Washington-Beeby
Story Consultants: ML Cooks & C. Nathaniel Richardson
Nadia Bjorlin guest stars in this episode as Chloe Lane
JJ is sitting on the sofa at home, watching TV. The doorbell rings, and JJ ignores it. The doorbell rings again, and JJ calls out, eyes never leaving the TV.
JJ: Abs! Get the door?
The doorbell rings a third time and Abigail reluctantly descends the stairs, glaring at a lazy JJ in the living room befo

DAYS OF OUR LIVES Ep. 39
Written by A. Washington-Beeby
Story Consultants: ML Cooks & C. Nathaniel Richardson
Nadia Bjorlin guest stars in this episode as Chloe Lane
Marlena steps out of Roman's office, a worried look across her face. Billie looks over to Marlena, who smiles half-heartedly.
BILLIE: So...?
MARLENA: We're all done, but before you go back in, I wanted to ask you something.
BILLIE: Okay, shoot.
MARLENA: Before I came in, you both seemed rather alarmed

DAYS OF OUR LIVES Ep. 38
Written by A. Washington-Beeby
Story Consultants: ML Cooks & C. Nathaniel Richardson
Nadia Bjorlin guest stars in this episode as Chloe Lane
Brady and Theresa step out of the long black car at the red carpet at a luxurious club. A young man helps Theresa, dressed in a slutry black dress, from the car. Brady meets her as she exits the car and they enter the venue together. Flash bulbs go off as many pictures are taken. This is clearly a big event in the

DAYS OF OUR LIVES Ep. 37
Written by A. Washington-Beeby
Story Consultants: ML Cooks & C. Nathaniel Richardson
Billie walks into Roman's office at the Salem PD with the mini-flash drive in hand. She places it on his desk before him.
BILLIE: You're gonna want to run this by your computer experts ASAP.
Roman looks up, a little confused by Billie's request.
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Anne looks up at EJ, who's barged angrily into her office without fear. She holds out her arms, pretending

DAYS OF OUR LIVES Ep. 36
Written by A. Washington-Beeby
Story Consultants: ML Cooks & C. Nathaniel Richardson
Theresa looks, slightly annoyed at Billie, as they sit at their table together at Club TBD.
THERESA: Look, Brady is a good guy.
BILLIE: I know that. Theresa, I just think that maybe you spending all this time with Brady isn't such a...
Billie stops speaking mid-sentence, noticing Brady step in behind her.
BRADY: Isn't what, Billie? A good idea?
Billie l

DAYS OF OUR LIVES Ep. 35
Written by A. Washington-Beeby
Story Consultants: ML Cooks & C. Nathaniel Richardson
Ciara, Johnny and Chase walk together down the path toward the Brady Pub, Hope not far behind as they walk. Hope is on the phone to someone and stops near the door of the pub, as the kids talk a bit further away.
CHASE: My dad says that he fought a bear once and won.
JOHNNY: COOL!
Ciara looks at Chase, unimpressed.
CIARA: So? No one cares what lame fights yo